7259 Gaithersburg

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7259 Gaithersburg

Summary

7259 Gaithersburg is an asteroid[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 7259 Gaithersburg is credited with the discovery of Yoshisada Shimizu[3].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg is credited with the discovery of Takeshi Urata[4].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Nachi-Katsuura Observatory[6].
  • Gaithersburg is named after 7259 Gaithersburg[7].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg followed 7258 Pettarin[8].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg was followed by Q935200[9].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[10].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[11].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's provisional designation is recorded as 1938 EN[12].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's provisional designation is recorded as 1951 EE[13].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 EC4[14].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's provisional designation is recorded as 1994 EG1[15].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1994-03-06T00:00:00Z[16].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's significant event is recorded as naming[17].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.12'}[18].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1160066'}[19].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.1132883811032493'}[20].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.1'}[21].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.2'}[22].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.31'}[23].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+13.74938'}[24].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+13.74702106369064'}[25].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.31'}[26].
  • 7259 Gaithersburg's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1574.644117641768'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

7259 Gaithersburg's instance of is recorded as asteroid[5].

Origins

Gaithersburg is named after 7259 Gaithersburg[7].

Why It Matters

7259 Gaithersburg has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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